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In late 1992 to celebrate its IMSA victories Porsche created the Turbo S Leichtbau by taking a handful of Turbo cars (81 or 86), applying the RS lightweight philosophy, and upgrading the engine. The result was a car 400 lbs lighter and about 60 hp stronger than the standard Turbo. ROW only, and different from the 1994 Turbo S w had a full luxury interior and different engine.

Hi Andrew, very raw, very involving, which is why I am a big fan of the air-cooled Porsches compared to the more contemporary cars. Basically a 964 RS on steroids - most of the reviewers of the day spoke about widow-maker type behaviour, given the large single turbo, the light weight, and the driving dynamics of 911s in general. You need to respect the car to be able to drive it well. At slow speeds - no power assist - you know you are driving an older Porsche, but at speed that engine + the light weight just produces joy.

Thanks Jerry. I lucked out a few years ago when I found this car in pristine condition. Subsequent to the 1992 "Lightweight", the Porsche "Turbo S" designation changed course, w the 1994 964, 993, 996, 997, and now 991 "Turbo S" cars carrying high spec luxury interiors + cosmetic enhancements, in addition to the enhanced Turbo engine. The spiritual successors to this car are the 993 GT2 and the 997 GT2 RS - the RS lightweight treatment to a turbo body with Porsche's most powerful road engine.

Carlos,
Your taste in cars is excellent!! I also love the 993 GT2. I have similar tastes with a slightly weaker budget: 1998 C2S in Mirage Metallic (only one), 1973 BMW 3.0Csl, and my 2002 Z8.
All the best,
Chris

I tried looking in your garage, but can't see them there, for some reason I don't understand this software plug in doesn't seem to accept edits once posted. As annoying as this is, could you make a new post for this car and add in all the pix in the suitable areas, and see if that will take. Sorry not to be more help, but we are between tech support teams once again!

Andrew Macpherson

Expert Z8 Inspections, with full support for both Z8 sale and purchases.

Andrew, the car in the background is actually a Paint-To-Sample Riviera Blue GT3 RS 4.0, considered by many to be the swan song of the late and sorely missed 997 line of Porsche 911s.

Just a few days ago Porsche announced that it was replacing ALL the engines of the new 991 GT3s sold to date due to fire risk, about 780 cars or so. Feel badly for the owners. It used to be the case that the GT engines were heavily tested and raced before going into the production GT cars. Sad day when Porsche threw its hat into the numbers game, performance-wise and volume wise - my opinion, of course.

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The relative overexposure is washing out the blue - the color is deeper and slightly darker in real life.